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Security report for abf-nds.de

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Niedersachsen GmbH · Government · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

72/100

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Pflegeausbildungsfonds Niedersachsen GmbH operates a specialized online portal (PABF-Meldeportal) for reporting related to nursing education funding in Lower Saxony, Germany. The website serves a niche government-related audience, providing secure login access for fund administrators and stakeholders. The business is positioned as a small, essential entity within the government sector, focusing on nursing education funding administration. The portal is built on a custom platform powered by GRÜN eVEWA3, utilizing legacy and modern web technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery. The site is mobile responsive and includes standard security features like HTTPS, CSRF tokens, and captcha for password resets. However, it uses an outdated jQuery version, which poses potential security risks. Privacy compliance is addressed with a cookie consent banner and a privacy policy page, though terms of service and explicit security policies are absent. Overall, the website demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with room for technical and security improvements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
85
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
72

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

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Total records
5
Employees
0
Customers
5
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
20%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company operates in a specialized government niche, providing a mandatory reporting portal for nursing education funds in Lower Saxony. Its business model is service-oriented, funded or mandated by government entities. The target customers are institutions involved in nursing education funding. The website references partner domains related to the broader nursing education fund ecosystem and the platform provider. The lack of public contact information and limited external marketing presence suggests a closed user group. The company benefits from trust signals such as HTTPS and cookie consent but could improve transparency and user support channels. The platform's reliance on legacy technologies indicates potential technical debt and modernization needs.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and includes security best practices such as CSRF tokens and captcha on sensitive forms. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version introduces known vulnerabilities that could be exploited. The absence of advanced security headers and explicit security or incident response policies limits the overall security maturity. No visible analytics or tracking scripts reduce privacy risks but also limit monitoring capabilities. The cookie consent implementation aligns with GDPR requirements. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires updates and policy enhancements to reduce risk and improve compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Update jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including support emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and compliance.
  5. Enhance SEO and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance with standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pflegeausbildungsfonds Niedersachsen GmbH
Description
Pflegeausbildungsfonds Niedersachsen GmbH operates the PABF-Meldeportal, a portal for reporting related to nursing training funds in Lower Saxony, Germany. It targets institutions or entities involved in nursing education funding and administration.
Key services
PABF-Meldeportal for fund reporting, Information about nursing training funds
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, jQuery UI 1.10.1, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, ES6 Promise polyfill, jQuery Validation, Bootstrap Datepicker, Bootstrap Duallistbox, Bootstrap Switch, jQuery Gritter, jQuery Uniform, cookieconsent
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens in forms
  • Captcha on password reset
  • Cookie consent banner

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a login portal for a government-related nursing education fund in Lower Saxony, Germany.
  2. Content is in German with some English language tags.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the login page.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented with clear user consent mechanism.
  5. No terms of service page found.
  6. Security measures include CSRF tokens and captcha on password reset.
  7. Uses outdated jQuery version which may pose security risks.
  8. No visible analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  9. No social media links or contact information found.
  10. Website is mobile responsive and uses Bootstrap framework.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom CMS platform (GRÜN eVEWA3) using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. The technology stack includes several plugins for UI components and form validation. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets from its own domain, indicating self-hosted resources. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of slow loading but could benefit from optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good due to Bootstrap usage. Accessibility is basic, with some ARIA attributes and labels present but could be improved. SEO is basic with standard meta tags but no Open Graph or structured data detected. The site uses HTTPS with a valid certificate, enhancing security and trust.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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